Aegopinella ressmanni

Aegopinella ressmanni is a small species of land snail in the terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk family Gastrodontidae, the glass snails. [1]

Aegopinella ressmanni
Aegopinella ressmanni shells
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Gastrodontidae
Genus: Aegopinella
Species:
A. ressmanni
Binomial name
Aegopinella ressmanni
(Westerlund, 1883)
Synonyms[1]

Hyalinia nitens var. ressmanni Westerlund, 1883 (basionym)

Description

It is characterized by having a larger shell than other Aegopinella species: its diameter attains 15 mm, its height 8 mm.[2]

(Original description in Latin) The shell is more convex, with the body whorl swelling towards the front near the large aperture. The columellar margin is sufficiently arched. [3]

Distribution

The species is distributed in Austria, Czechia, Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, and Slovenia.[4]

References

  • Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16th, 2017
  • Kerney, M. P., Cameron, R. A. D. & Jungbluth, J.-H. (1983). Die Landschnecken Nord- und Mitteleuropas. Ein Bestimmungsbuch für Biologen und Naturfreunde. Verlag Paul Parey. 384 pp., 24 plates.
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